Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-05
DUNLOP AND DANIEL.
lWofIsE ORATORS BEFORE THE EAST.
BHD DEMOCRATS.
lie Issues Of the Day Eloquontly Discussed
az Corcoran Hall Last
Night.

az Coreoran Hall Last
Night
A Democratic demonstration took
place in Corcoran Hall last night under
the auspices OF the Union Club of Mar
shall and Jefferson Wards. While the
body of the building was crowded with
men, the gallery overflowed with ladies.
The stage was decorated with flags, and
also frightened with the faces OF
ladies, who occupied two rows Of seats
back of the speakers. After the Church
Hill band present had played a short
selection Mr.. II. S. NJ. Valentine came
forward and called the body to order.
1t was his pleasure as well 40 his honor,
he said, to preside, and he congratu-
lated the fine audience present upon
what was in store for them from the
gifted speakers. He then introduced
Hon. James n. Dunlop.
NR. DUNLOP.
This gentleman came forward and
greeted his hearers in words of tlo-
quence, and then began discussing the
situation. In years past there had been,
he said, clearly drawn issue, AMI such
was in fact the case now, though some
of the enemies of the Democrats
were posing before the people under q
less odious name than that of Republi-
caus. If there was any man present
convinced as to his duty he had no re-
proach, but the man who dalled with
the subject who was undecided rs to
how TO vote-stood on the brink ola pre-
cipice, over which he might be impelIed
| to fall.
TAHONE.
Mr. Dunlop discussed briefly the
career Of Malone the commiS5ioner-of-
sales bill, the deposition of circuit
judges, his scheme to redistrct the
State-all of which sought to build up a
one-man party. The railroadcommis-
siOner bill-another one Of Mahone's
tri ks would have been a most terrible
example of one-man power, and would
have been equivalent to kcping stand
ing army in the State i'll time of peace.
All of Mahone's plans tended to break
down the triune form of government,
and towards that concentration of
power which is nntagonistic TO all
government by the people. The
speaker here took occasion to
illustrate how this Capitalization was
even opposed by nature. The streams
flow over the land, gently irrigating and
cultivatiDg it, but when combined the
force of the torrents sweep away on their
crcsts the works of man and destroy his
most nicely-balanccd calculations SO
the electric fluid in its division and dis
tribuiOn was essential to lite, but gath
cred into q thunderbOlt it burst forth,
striking down the mighty oak Of cen
tury's growth. so Malone endeavored
to further legislation and so control the
affairs Of State as to crush the people at
will And the claim that Malone was a
friend Of labor was the veriest fraud and
dclusion. MahOne's record in connec-
tion with the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio road, his cursing the son of n
wOrkingman who went to him to collect |
3 bill his voting with the Republicans |
in the United States Senate on the Chi /
nese bill and other measures important |
to the workingman-all these Mr.. Dun
lop took mp and showed the true in
wsrdness Of And this man when elected |
to Congress was ga better Democrat |
than Ben. Hill now he is a worse Re
publican than Chester A. Arthur.
REPUBLIcANIsM.
Mr.. Dunlop spoke of the national Re
publican party, first touching on the
" enthrOnement" of Rutherford B. |
Hayes by the manipulation of the votes
of several States next the installation Of
Garfield by methods which bear not the
light of day-these things looked like
this grand free country was to be con-
verted into an empire, and these
things touched of Republicanism in the
national theatre Of what it was on the
State boards could be imagined when it
was remembered that the party was
posing before the people in the guise Of
reform.
Mr.. Dunlop deprecated the action of
Judge Bond in usurping the authority
of the State and in Condemning those |
noble officers of the Commonwealth to |
iail. The legislators for voting for bill,
or the Governor for signing it, could be |
incarcerated with as much justice.
The Democratic party cannotin the brief
time she has been in power do away
with the work Of twenty five years OF
and though the Repub-
Iican party has passed the meridian OF
is existence, its presence is still felt. |
You cannot destroy effects the moment
vou cut off cause. So the tyrannical
behests of Malone and his tribe are
still felt, even though it had passed the
noonday of their power. 1t Is warmer
At 8 o'clock than at II in the day.
In conclusion, the speaker said he had
been aronnd and he believed he could
,ay that the Rock of Gibraltar had not
been turned into a shifting roll OF sand
Richmond, he believed, was safe.
Mr.. Dunlop spoke an hour and fifteen
minutes, and spoke well and strongly.
MAJOR DANIEL.
Major John w. Daniel was next IN
.roduced, and as he walked toward the
-ootliChts tremendous cheer went up
rom the audience. He said though a
natural son Of old Lynchburg, yet he
was the foster son Of Richmond. Even
{ before he came here he felt any doubt
.bout Richmond, since he had moved
around our streets in the past few days
ne had seen enough to convince HIM
hat the city was ready and willing
o uphold its reputation for the
maintenance OF good order and
rood government. The speaker told
lis audience why he was Demo
rat, stating, among other reasons, be-
,au,e he was n white man, and though
ome OF Richmond's sons had forgotten
heir proud descent, still there are yet
600 majority OF Anglo-Saxons- men
,orn of that noble race and worthy OF
he sires from whom they sprung, with
he lineage and the traditions and the
ourage to vote the Democratic ticket.